Are Vitamins and Supplements a Waste of Money?
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almost everything we eat is vitamin enriched
Cereals and things deemed "nutritious" are enriched if they are processed.Even eating healthy stuff isn't going to give you 100% of your daily nutrients. People need 100% of the recommended nutritional vitamins and minerals, EVERYDAY. Your body doesn't absorb 100% of everything you put into it, that is why you waste.
Eating healthy foods, and consuming the right supplements for your body, is the best way to ensure your body is getting the recommended nutrition it needs
I Really Mean It
Veteran
I feel better and look healthier when I stick to a daily regimen of vitamins as opposed to when I don’t. Vitamin A and Zinc do wonders for your skin.
no they are not a waste of money...at all
I take vitamins and they have helped me. I notice an energy boost when I take them and a drop in my performance when I don't. You do have to take them consistently. Most people take them for a week and feel or see no change so just like everything they give up on it then say they don't work.
A solid multivitamin is a good way to coverup anything you're missing and just make sure you got what you need, especially since most people don't eat good diets
And you can't get just any multivitamin, get a good brand. I take a multivitamin and a calcium supplement personally, don't need them but I think they're beneficial as a student-athlete
And you can't get just any multivitamin, get a good brand. I take a multivitamin and a calcium supplement personally, don't need them but I think they're beneficial as a student-athlete
R.E.N. Spells Ren
Veteran
They're meant to supplement not substitute. In that role, I've found them effective.
I went to give blood a few months ago. Since I have a rare blood type, they asked me to give power reds, which gives more red blood cells than the typical. However my iron was too low to give, so I ended up just giving regular. Started taking a multivitamin with 50% of the recommended daily value. Went back a few weeks ago, and my iron level was fine.
I went to give blood a few months ago. Since I have a rare blood type, they asked me to give power reds, which gives more red blood cells than the typical. However my iron was too low to give, so I ended up just giving regular. Started taking a multivitamin with 50% of the recommended daily value. Went back a few weeks ago, and my iron level was fine.
fkthisgaysite
Banned
How do you feel about eating meat? Cuz i understand it down to the energy itself and still cant stop eating certain shyt. I love these damn chorizo nachos at this one spot...and i like meat with my pasta as well. Im coo on steak and burgers. Chicken is easy to cut out as well.I get that, but there are alternatives to pills. I pour organic milled flaxseed on my food, porridge etc. It’s the more natural way to get the essential minerals and vitamins as opposed to pills.
Hacksaw Jim Thuggin
Superstar
Supplement by definition means in addition to.
Anyone that thinks popping pills or injections in lieu of an healthy diet is a clown and deserves what they get.
Another non-story tall running with
Don't understand simple definitions brehs
Anyone that thinks popping pills or injections in lieu of an healthy diet is a clown and deserves what they get.
Another non-story tall running with
Don't understand simple definitions brehs
Too open of a question but yes they can be good and yes they can be a waste of money.
If you have a good diet with a lot of variety you don't require additional supplements if you live a normal lifestyle....The average person with proper nutrition doesn't need to spend money on additional supplement.
If you have a good diet with a lot of variety you don't require additional supplements if you live a normal lifestyle....The average person with proper nutrition doesn't need to spend money on additional supplement.
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ThrobbingHood
Breh&Breh Associates™
I mean, I love meat (
) and I’ll be damned if I stop eating it. I don’t eat red meat anymore. Chicken, turkey and sometimes lamb stays in rotation. For me, it’s all about moderation. I try to eat more green leafy vegetables and try and eat smaller portions of meat.fkthisgaysite
Banned
Your name + post content...god dammit manI mean, I love meat (
Good looks for tha info...might have to get them damn nachos mane...they SLAP
Spliff
Godzilla got busy.
Mixed bag.
They can be helpful for filling gaps, but low quality supplements are accompanied with heavy metals from processing, comes in a form that has little effect, and/or may be in a detrimental amount.
Nutrition isn't an exact science. There are substances still being discovered to this day that will never make it to a nutrition label. Carrots have antibacterial properties. Well cooked mushrooms have anti-aromataze activty. Meat has vitamin C, just not the form they usually test for. Pineapples have a digestive aids and anti-inflamatory substances... most tropical and citrus fruit do, actually. Potato's protein amount and quality is much higher when you factor in its keto acids. The list goes on.
Food can't be replaced. Plug your food in something like Cronometer and see what you're lacking.
4oz of liver once a week and a serving or two of shellfish will cover most trace vitamins and minerals.
They can be helpful for filling gaps, but low quality supplements are accompanied with heavy metals from processing, comes in a form that has little effect, and/or may be in a detrimental amount.
Nutrition isn't an exact science. There are substances still being discovered to this day that will never make it to a nutrition label. Carrots have antibacterial properties. Well cooked mushrooms have anti-aromataze activty. Meat has vitamin C, just not the form they usually test for. Pineapples have a digestive aids and anti-inflamatory substances... most tropical and citrus fruit do, actually. Potato's protein amount and quality is much higher when you factor in its keto acids. The list goes on.
Food can't be replaced. Plug your food in something like Cronometer and see what you're lacking.
4oz of liver once a week and a serving or two of shellfish will cover most trace vitamins and minerals.
Bumblebreh
Collecting honey and money
Man I remember taking max strength vitamin D supplements on a daily.The first few days I felt more energetic and my dreams were more vivid but after a while.Those same supplements were giving me stomach cramps.That bullshyt supplement gave me explosive diarrhea and I would be going toilet like 6 times during a short period.It also made me fart and burp a lot.And them supplements are not cheap.
Gunz&Butta
All Star
If you are busting nuts and working out daily and not taking supplements, you aint living right.